Sitting of Wednesday, 6 August 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Opening: National Audit (Amendment) Bill - Supreme Court Decision 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Papers: Tabling of Annual and Performance Reports 6 speeches ▸
3. 3 Petitions Petitions 9 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question: Poverty Eradication Programmes (Q.59/2025) 32 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Cases Filed by Attorney-General's Department (Q.2/2025) 13 speeches ▸
6. 6 Procedural Procedural: Record on Second Reading Debate - Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Bill 1 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: Sri Lanka Customs - Release of Containers without Inspection (Q.1/2025) 7 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: Ceylon Electricity Board Power Cut Decision (Q.1/2025) 8 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: Hospitals Governed under Central Provincial Council (Q.1/2025) 21 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Oral Question: Agricultural Crop Export Producers and Regulatory Framework (Q.1/2025) 6 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Oral Question (Standing Order 27(2)): Review of Policies in the Leasing Sector 6 speeches ▸
12. 12 Procedural Ministerial Statement: Response to Question on Foreign Direct Investment (2025-07-09) 7 speeches ▾
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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education JJB

      AI summary Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya responded to questions raised by Hon. D.V. Chanaka on Sri Lanka’s foreign direct investment, providing annual FDI figures from 2005 to May 2025 and noting that detailed sector-wise data had been placed in the Library. She stated that Supreme Sat entered into a BOI agreement in 2012, invested Rs. 12,104.936 million in 2013/14 for a communications satellite initiative, and that no Government funds were invested according to the application. She also outlined the project’s BOI status, ownership structure as of 2019, commencement of commercial operations in 2015, and reported revenues accruing to Sri Lanka from 2015/16 to the first half of 2023.

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    • The Hon. D.V. Chanaka SLPP

      AI summary Hon. D.V. Chanaka said the Prime Minister’s statement clarified that the “Supreme Sat” project did not involve any Sri Lankan public investment, contrary to allegations that USD 300 million had disappeared. He argued that recent claims by Government MPs about the project and the President’s children were false and harmful to investor confidence, while noting broader FDI figures since 2005. He asked whether the Government condones the use of parliamentary privilege to make allegations that could discourage investment.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya JJB

      AI summary The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya stated that her answers were based on information received from the Board of Investment and did not include any value judgment on the matters raised. She said the Government does not act in a way that would discourage investors, while noting that the distribution of benefits could be addressed separately if a specific question is submitted.

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    • The Hon. D.V. Chanaka SLPP

      AI summary Hon. D.V. Chanaka urged the Government not to discriminate among investments based on which administration secured them, emphasizing the importance of foreign remittances, FDI, and tourism receipts to the economy. He asked the Prime Minister to state the largest foreign direct investments received during the year and their values.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya JJB

      AI summary Investments are assessed not merely by their monetary value but by their alignment with national development goals. The member indicated that precise current-year details would be provided in response to a separate question.

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13. 13 Procedural Personal Explanations and Committee Resignations 7 speeches ▸
14. 14 Procedural Procedural: First Reading of Institute of Facilities Management Sri Lanka Bill 1 speeches ▸
15. 15 Debate Debate: Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading, Committee and Third Reading 93 speeches ▸
16. 16 Papers Papers: Order under Tobacco Tax Act and Regulations under Tea Act 2 speeches ▸
17. 17 Adjournment Adjournment: Parliamentary Adjournment and Adjournment Questions 13 speeches ▸
18. 18 Adjournment Closing: Adjournment of Parliament 1 speeches ▸